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Fire risk assessments for commercial premises, blocks of flats and HMOs.
Over 19 years experience providing property surveys for all building types.
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Easy EPC provides fire risk assessments across Durham for commercial premises, the communal areas of blocks of flats, HMOs and social housing. As a university city, Durham has a substantial shared-housing market where landlords carry clear fire safety duties, alongside a historic city-centre commercial core.
Our assessors survey the premises, identify fire risks, and produce a clear written report with an overall risk rating, action points, and the timescale for the next review.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person for any commercial premises must have a suitable fire risk assessment - the employer, owner, landlord or occupier. With 5 or more employees it must be kept in writing.
Residential landlords and freeholders are responsible for assessing the communal areas of blocks of flats - including houses converted into two or more flats - covering the front doors of individual flats. Housing providers are significant duty-holders here: a quarter of Durham's homes are socially rented.
An out-of-date or missing fire risk assessment is a breach of the Fire Safety Order, and unaddressed risks can invalidate your buildings insurance in the event of an incident.
Durham has 38,870 homes with a valid EPC. The stock is house-dominated (76.9% houses, just 9.2% flats) and comparatively modern - only 15.8% pre-dates 1930 - but the tenure mix stands out: 25.5% of homes are socially rented and a further 17.4% (5,905 homes) privately rented, giving Durham one of the larger rented shares among the towns we cover.
For rented shared housing and blocks, that means thousands of buildings whose communal areas need a current fire risk assessment. On the commercial side, more than 6,200 premises across County Durham hold a valid commercial EPC, each needing a responsible person with a current assessment.
Housing figures from the MHCLG EPC register (valid certificates, May 2026).
If you are responsible for a commercial premises, or you let a house in multiple occupation or a block of flats (including a house converted into two or more flats), the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires a fire risk assessment. In a university city like Durham, shared student housing is a common case where landlords hold this duty. With 5 or more employees a business must keep the assessment in writing.
Fire risk assessments in Durham start from £199.95+VAT. The exact price depends on the size and complexity of the premises — a shared student house is quicker to assess than a large commercial building. Contact Easy EPC for a free, no-obligation quote.
Your fire risk assessment should be reviewed regularly and updated whenever something changes that could make it outdated — for example a change of layout, use, or occupancy. Your report states the timescale for the next review.
In residential blocks the landlord or freeholder is responsible for the communal areas, including the front doors of individual flats. In shared commercial premises the common areas are the responsibility of the landlord, freeholder or managing agent, while anyone with control of a premises — employer, owner or occupier — can hold responsibility for their own areas.
A written report highlighting any fire risks found, an overall risk rating for the property, the priority and timescale for any action needed, and the timescale for the next review. Each element is categorised so you can see at a glance where intervention is needed.
Get a no-obligation quote for your fire risk assessment. Our team will respond during opening hours.